An employee handbook is an encompassing document a company shares with its workers to communicate work expectations, guidelines, and policies in one place. Typically, as part of the company’s onboarding and training process, all employees must read it to ensure they understand their rights and what is expected from them at the workplace.

Poor management practices can have a negative impact on everyone's employee experience. Let's look at these practices, why they're bad for work engagement and corporate culture, how to spot them before they cause too much damage and how to correct poor management practices.

More than ever, employees now want to work for sustainable companies. An IBM survey found a rising interest in workers wishing to apply for and accept jobs from environmentally-friendly companies, with 67% stating that they are more willing to apply for and 68% more willing to accept employment from such organizations.

Do you want to ask to continue working remotely if your employer has reopened or plans to reopen offices? Examine how the scenario outlined by your employer affects your preference to request remote work from home.

We're all aware of how important positive employee feedback and acknowledgement for their efforts are to your team. While you might believe that your employees, despite receiving constructive feedback, statistics show otherwise. According to data compiled by Zippia

Handling underperformers on the team may be one of the most challenging and time-consuming responsibilities for HR leaders. It’s no fun spending huge amounts of time figuring out how to get demotivated employees to be more engaged and perform better at work. And it’s equally challenging to have hard truth conversations with employees experiencing a mismatch between their skills and the new demands on the job.

But if your job posting does not have the right information or is overloaded with requirements, they may turn away or be less likely to apply. 

As the year comes to a close, HR leaders feel extremely exhausted. It's easy to overlook that People teams, too, get overwhelmed and overworked, from making preparations for open enrollment and surviving budget season to taking care of everyone else's burnout.

Employees should not feel rushed or pressured to respond to last-minute demands; their work quality suffers, and they risk becoming Quiet Quitters as they grow increasingly overloaded with tasks. Allow employees to establish boundaries and create a safe space to discuss issues.

A balanced culture allows employees to feel psychologically safe, which means they can be themselves, share ideas, and feel a part of the culture. According to Science for Work, "realistically speaking, this might look like a team where members seem more likely to talk about mistakes, share ideas, ask for and receive feedback, and experiment."